Connector and vehicle

By designing the locking element's body and latching part in the connector, the elastic deformation of the locking part is limited, solving the problems of poor contact and difficult insertion caused by terminal movement, and improving the reliability and lifespan of the connector.

CN223956994UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27APTIV CONNECTION SYSTEMS (NANTONG) CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202520242495.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-14
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The terminals in the connector may move due to insertion or removal, leading to poor contact and difficulty in insertion.

Method used

A connector is designed, including a first terminal, a housing, and a locking member. The housing has a mounting through hole and an assembly cavity. The locking member includes a body portion and a snap-fit ​​portion. By setting the body portion to limit the elastic deformation of the locking portion, the possibility of terminal movement is reduced. The snap-fit ​​portion is engaged with the housing to increase the locking effect.

Benefits of technology

This improves the reliability and usability of the connector, reduces the possibility of terminal movement, and enhances the reliability and lifespan of the connector.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a connector and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of connectors, and the connector comprises a first terminal, a housing, and a locking member. The shell is provided with a first mounting through hole and an assembly cavity, the first terminal is arranged in the first mounting through hole in a penetrating manner, the side wall of the first mounting through hole is provided with a first locking part for locking the first terminal, and the first locking part is arranged between the first mounting through hole and the assembly cavity; the locking piece is arranged in the assembling cavity, the locking piece comprises a body part and a first buckling part which are connected, at least part of the body part is arranged on the side, away from the first terminal, of the first locking part, the body part is provided with a containing groove, the first buckling part is arranged in the containing groove, and the first buckling part is connected with the shell in a clamped mode. According to the connector, the body part is arranged to limit the elastic deformation of the first locking part, so that the possibility that the terminals move can be reduced, and the use reliability of the connector is improved. In addition, the first buckling part is arranged in the accommodating groove, so that the reliability of the connector is further improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of connectors, and particularly relates to a connector and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] The connector is also called an electric connector, an electronic connector, and is a kind of electromechanical element for connecting two or more electronic circuits, which can realize electrical connection, transmit current and electrical signals.

[0003] In some embodiments, the terminal in the connector will move due to plugging, unplugging and other reasons of the connector, resulting in poor contact, difficult plugging and other problems in subsequent use of the connector. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a connector to solve the technical problem of terminal movement in the connector, and another purpose of the application is to provide a vehicle.

[0005] The technical scheme, the application provides a connector, which comprises:

[0006] a first terminal;

[0007] a housing with a first mounting through hole and an assembly cavity, the first terminal is arranged in the first mounting through hole, a side wall of the first mounting through hole is provided with a first locking part for locking the first terminal, and the first locking part is arranged between the first mounting through hole and the assembly cavity;

[0008] a locking part arranged in the assembly cavity, the locking part comprises a body part and a first buckling part connected with each other, at least part of the body part is arranged on a side of the first locking part away from the first terminal, the body part has a containing groove, the first buckling part is arranged in the containing groove, and the first buckling part is connected with the housing in a clamping mode.

[0009] Correspondingly, the application also provides a vehicle comprising the connector as described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0010] Beneficial effects: compared with the prior art, the connector provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a first terminal, a shell and a locking piece; the shell has a first mounting through hole and an assembly cavity, the first terminal is arranged in the first mounting through hole, a side wall of the first mounting through hole is provided with a first locking portion for locking the first terminal, and the first locking portion is arranged between the first mounting through hole and the assembly cavity; the locking piece is arranged in the assembly cavity, the locking piece comprises a body portion and a first buckling portion connected with each other, at least part of the body portion is arranged on a side of the first locking portion away from the first terminal, the body portion has a receiving groove, and the first buckling portion is arranged in the receiving groove and is in clamping connection with the shell. The body portion is arranged to limit the elastic deformation of the first locking portion, so that the possibility of movement of the terminal can be reduced, and the use reliability of the connector is improved. In addition, the first buckling portion is arranged in the receiving groove to increase the volume of the part of the body portion limited in the assembly cavity, so that the limiting effect of the body portion on the elastic deformation of the first locking portion is better, and the reliability of the connector is further improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0011] The technical solutions and other beneficial effects of the application will be apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0012] Figure 1 A structural schematic view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0013] Figure 2 A top view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0014] Figure 3 A sectional view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0015] Figure 4 A sectional view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0016] Figure 5 An exploded schematic view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0017] Figure 6 A sectional view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0018] Figure 7 A sectional view of the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0019] Figure 8 A structural schematic view of the shell in the connector provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the figure.

[0020] Figure 9A structure diagram of a locking member in a connector provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Reference signs, 100 - first terminal, 200 - second terminal, 300 - housing, 310 - first mounting through hole, 320 - second mounting through hole, 330 - assembly cavity, 331 - spacing portion, 332 - positioning block, 340 - first locking portion, 350 - second locking portion, 360 - first fixing groove, 370 - second fixing groove, 380 - plug-in cavity, 400 - locking member, 410 - body portion, 411 - accommodating groove, 420 - first buckling portion, 430 - connecting portion, 431 - positioning hole, 440 - second buckling portion, 450 - pushing portion, X - first direction, Y - second direction, Z - third direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected or can communicate with each other; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more than two, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included one or more features.

[0024] It should also be noted that in the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the arrows marked X, Y and Z respectively represent the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z. The description of the present application introduces the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z in order to more clearly express the relative position relationship involved in the present application. The first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z are three relative directions intersecting with each other, rather than absolute directions. In actual application, the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z can point to any direction in space, as long as the intersection relationship of the two is maintained.

[0025] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different structures of the present application. For the purpose of simplifying the present application, the components and arrangements of the specific examples are described. Of course, they are only examples and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0026] The connector is also called an electrical connector, an electronic connector, and is a kind of electromechanical element for connecting two or more electronic circuits, which can realize electrical connection, transmit current and electrical signals.

[0027] In some embodiments, the terminals in the connector will move due to plugging, unplugging, etc. of the connector, resulting in poor contact, difficult plugging, etc. of the connector in subsequent use.

[0028] To solve the above technical problems of poor contact and difficult plugging of the connector caused by terminal movement, the present application provides a connector, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The connector includes a first terminal 100, a housing 300, and a locking member 400; the housing 300 has a first mounting through hole 310 and an assembly cavity 330, the first terminal 100 is arranged in the first mounting through hole 310, the side wall of the first mounting through hole 310 is provided with a first locking portion 340 for locking the first terminal 100, the first locking portion 340 is arranged between the first mounting through hole 310 and the assembly cavity 330; the locking member 400 is arranged in the assembly cavity 330, the locking member 400 includes a body portion 410 and a first buckling portion 420 connected with each other, at least part of the body portion 410 is arranged on the side of the first locking portion 340 away from the first terminal 100, the body portion 410 has a receiving groove 411, the first buckling portion 420 is arranged in the receiving groove 411, and the first buckling portion 420 is connected with the housing 300 in a clamping manner.

[0029] Specifically, the first terminal 100 extends along a first direction X, the body portion 410 extends along a second direction Y, the first locking portion 340 is located on one side of the first terminal 100 along a third direction Z, the first locking portion 340 can be elastically deformed away from the first terminal 100 along the third direction Z, and the body portion 410 is located on the side of the first locking portion 340 away from the first terminal 100 along the third direction Z.

[0030] The first terminal 100 has a first limiting slot. When the first terminal 100 is placed into the first mounting through hole 310, the first locking portion 340 can be pressed by the outer surface of the first terminal 100, and the first locking portion 340 can be elastically deformed away from the first terminal 100 along the third direction Z. When the first terminal 100 is installed in place, part of the first locking portion 340 enters the first limiting slot under the action of elastic potential energy to limit the first terminal 100 along the first direction X, so as to lock the first terminal 100. When the first terminal 100 is removed from the first mounting through hole 310, the first locking portion 340 needs to be elastically deformed along the third direction Z, so that part of the first locking portion 340 can move out of the first limiting slot, so that the first locking portion 340 releases the locking of the first terminal 100.

[0031] The body portion 410 located on the side of the first locking portion 340 away from the first terminal 100 can limit the space of the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340 along the third direction Z, thereby reducing the possibility that the locking of the first terminal 100 by the first locking portion 340 is released due to the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340 along the third direction Z.

[0032] Specifically, the first clamping portion 420 is connected to the slot wall of the accommodating slot 411.

[0033] Specifically, the first clamping portion 420 has a first clamping surface, and the shell 300 has a second clamping surface. The first clamping surface is located on the side of the second clamping surface along the second direction Y, and the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface can be connected to each other, so that the first clamping portion 420 and the shell 300 can be limited to each other.

[0034] In some embodiments, the assembly cavity 330 extends through the shell 300 along the second direction Y, and the body portion 410 can be inserted into the assembly cavity 330 along the second direction Y.

[0035] In the above embodiments, by arranging the body portion 410 located on the side of the first locking portion 340 away from the first terminal 100 to limit the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340, the possibility that the first locking portion 340 elastically deforms away from the first terminal 100 along the third direction Z when locking the first terminal 100 is reduced, so that the possibility that the first terminal 100 moves relative to the shell 300 when the connector is used is reduced, and the use reliability of the connector is improved.

[0036] In addition, the first clamping portion 420 is arranged in the accommodating groove 411 of the body portion 410, so that the first clamping portion 420 is arranged in a larger volume inside the assembly cavity 330, and the shell 300 can better limit the body portion 410, so as to reduce the possibility of elastic deformation of the body portion 410 away from the first locking portion 340 along the third direction Z, improve the reliability of the elastic deformation of the body portion 410 to the first locking portion 340, and further improve the reliability of the connector.

[0037] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 8 , the shell 300 has a first fixing groove 360 in communication with the assembly cavity 330, and the first clamping portion 420 is arranged in the first fixing groove 360.

[0038] Specifically, the second clamping surface is a part of the groove wall of the first fixing groove 360, and the first clamping portion 420 can be connected with the groove wall of the first fixing groove 360 to realize the mutual limiting of the shell 300 and the first clamping portion 420.

[0039] In some embodiments, the first fixing groove 360 penetrates the outer surface of the shell 300 along the third direction Z, so as to reduce the rigidity of the shell 300 near the first fixing groove 360, so that the shell 300 is more easily elastically deformed near the first fixing groove 360, so that the body portion 410 and the first clamping portion 420 can be smoothly inserted into the assembly cavity 330 when having a larger rigidity, and the body portion 410 with larger rigidity can have a better effect when limiting the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340, thereby further improving the use reliability of the connector.

[0040] In the above embodiments, the first fixing groove 360 is arranged to enable the first clamping portion 420 to be clamped and connected with the shell 300, so as to reduce the assembly difficulty of the connector. In addition, the first fixing groove 360 penetrating the outer surface of the shell 300 can allow the body portion 410 and the first clamping portion 420 to have a larger rigidity, thereby improving the effect of limiting the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340, and further improving the reliability of the connector. In addition, the first fixing groove 360 penetrating the shell 300 can also make the body portion 410 and the first clamping portion 420 have a larger strength, so that the locking member 400 is not easy to plastically deform, and the locking member 400 can still have a better limiting effect on the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340 after being used for many times, thereby prolonging the service life of the connector.

[0041] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 and Figure 9The locking piece 400 further comprises a connecting portion 430 and a second clamping portion 440. The body portion 410 and the second clamping portion 440 are connected to the same side of the connecting portion 430. The second clamping portion 440 is arranged on the side of the first terminal 100 away from the first clamping portion 420 and is arranged in the first fixing groove 360. The connector comprises a plurality of locking pieces 400. The first clamping portion 420 of one of the at least two locking pieces 400 and the second clamping portion 440 of the other locking piece 400 are arranged in the same first fixing groove 360.

[0042] In some embodiments, the second clamping portion 440 has a third clamping surface, and the first fixing groove 360 has a fourth clamping surface. The fourth clamping surface is arranged opposite to the second clamping surface along the second direction Y. The third clamping surface can be connected with the fourth clamping surface to realize mutual limiting of the shell 300 and the second clamping portion 440.

[0043] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The connector comprises two first terminals 100, which are a first sub-terminal and a second sub-terminal. The first sub-terminal and the second sub-terminal are arranged apart along the third direction Z. The shell 300 comprises a first sub-locking portion for locking the first sub-terminal and a second sub-locking portion for locking the second sub-terminal. The shell 300 has a first sub-assembly cavity 330, a second sub-assembly cavity 330, and two first fixing grooves 360 respectively communicating with the first sub-assembly cavity 330 and the second sub-assembly cavity 330. The first sub-assembly cavity 330 is located on the side of the first sub-terminal away from the second sub-terminal along the third direction Z. The second sub-assembly cavity 330 is located on the side of the second sub-terminal away from the first sub-terminal along the third direction Z. The connector comprises two locking pieces 400, which are a first locking piece 400 and a second locking piece 400. The body portion 410 of the first locking piece 400 is arranged in the first sub-assembly cavity 330 to limit the elastic deformation of the first sub-locking portion. The body portion 410 of the second locking piece 400 is arranged in the second sub-assembly cavity 330 to limit the elastic deformation of the second sub-locking portion. The second clamping portion 440 of the second locking piece 400 is arranged in the first sub-assembly cavity 330 and engages with the first clamping portion 420 of the first locking piece 400 in the same first fixing groove 360. The second clamping portion 440 of the first locking piece 400 is arranged in the second sub-assembly cavity 330 and engages with the first clamping portion 420 of the second locking piece 400 in the same first fixing groove 360.

[0044] Specifically, the two groove walls of the first fixing groove 360 arranged opposite along the second direction Y are respectively used to clamp the first clamping portion 420 and the second clamping portion 440.

[0045] Specifically, the two locking pieces 400 can be respectively inserted into the assembly cavity 330 from the two sides of the shell 300 along the second direction Y.

[0046] In the above embodiments, the same first fixing groove 360 can engage and connect the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440, so as to reduce the number of grooves on the housing 300, thereby making the housing 300 more solid and prolonging the service life of the connector.

[0047] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the housing 300 has a second fixing groove 370 located on one side of the first fixing groove 360, and the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440 can be arranged in the second fixing groove 370.

[0048] In some embodiments, the second fixing groove 370 is located on one side of the first fixing groove 360 along the second direction Y.

[0049] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the housing 300 has a plurality of second fixing grooves 370, and each side of the first fixing groove 360 along the second direction Y has a second fixing groove 370 for engaging and connecting the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440 of the plurality of locking members 400, respectively.

[0050] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 , one side of the housing 300 along the third direction Z has a first fixing groove 360 and two second fixing grooves 370 arranged on both sides of the first fixing groove 360 along the second direction Y, respectively, and the two second fixing grooves 370 are used for engaging and connecting the first engaging portion 420 of one locking member 400 and the second engaging portion 440 of another locking member 400, respectively; the other side of the housing 300 along the third direction Z also has a first fixing groove 360 and two second fixing grooves 370 arranged on both sides of the first fixing groove 360 along the second direction Y, respectively, and the two second fixing grooves 370 are used for engaging and connecting the first engaging portion 420 of one locking member 400 and the second engaging portion 440 of another locking member 400, respectively.

[0051] In some embodiments, the locking member 400 has a first position and a second position.

[0052] When the locking member 400 is in the second position, the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440 of the locking member 400 are engaged in the second fixing groove 370, at this time, along the third direction Z, the fixing portion and the first locking portion 340 are arranged at intervals in the plane perpendicular to the third direction Z, the fixing portion cannot limit the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340, and the first terminal 100 can be inserted into and removed from the first mounting through hole 310.

[0053] When the locking member 400 is located at the first position, the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440 of the locking member 400 are respectively engaged with the first fixing groove 360, at this time, along the third direction Z, the normal projection of the fixing portion and the first locking portion 340 in the plane perpendicular to the third direction Z has an overlapping part, at least part of the fixing portion is located at the side of the first locking portion 340 away from the first terminal 100 along the third direction Z, the fixing portion can limit the first locking portion 340 to generate elastic deformation along the third direction Z, and the first locking portion 340 locks the first terminal 100.

[0054] In the above embodiment, by providing the second fixing groove 370 so that the locking member 400 has the second position as the pre-assembly position, the assembly difficulty of the connector can be reduced.

[0055] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 7 and Figure 9 , the first terminal 100 extends along the first direction X, the housing 300 has a plug cavity 380, the plug cavity 380 communicates with the first mounting hole 310 along the first direction X, the plug cavity 380 communicates with the assembly cavity 330 along the first direction X, and part of the first terminal 100 is located in the plug cavity 380; the locking member 400 further comprises a pushing portion 450, the pushing portion 450 is connected with the connecting portion 430, and the pushing portion 450 is arranged at the side of the second engaging portion 440 along the first direction X; when the first engaging portion 420 is arranged in the second fixing groove 370, part of the pushing portion 450 is located in the plug cavity 380.

[0056] In some embodiments, the connector described in the embodiments of the present application is a male connector, which can be connected with a female connector, and part of the female connector can be inserted into the plug cavity 380 so that the terminals in the female connector can be connected with the terminals in the male connector.

[0057] In some embodiments, the pushing portion 450 comprises a first pushing sub-portion and a second pushing sub-portion, the first pushing sub-portion is arranged at the side of the second engaging portion 440 along the first direction X, the first pushing sub-portion can be arranged in the assembly cavity 330, and the second pushing sub-portion is connected to the side of the first pushing sub-portion along the first direction X. When the locking member 400 is located at the second position, i.e. the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440 are arranged in the second fixing groove 370, the second pushing sub-portion is located in the plug cavity 380, and when the female connector is inserted into the plug cavity 380 along the first direction X, the second pushing sub-portion will abut against the female connector and cannot be inserted into place. When the locking member 400 is located at the first position, i.e. the first engaging portion 420 and the second engaging portion 440 are arranged in the first fixing groove 360, the second pushing sub-portion is not located in the plug cavity 380, and when the female connector is inserted into the plug cavity 380 along the first direction X, the female connector can be inserted into place.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the push part 450 is arranged to realize the fool-proof operation, so that when the assembly personnel find that the locking member 400 is not assembled completely when connecting the male connector and the female connector, the possibility that the connector is not assembled completely but the male connector and the female connector are connected is reduced, and the difficulty of using the connector is reduced.

[0059] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 9 , the push part 450 of one of the at least two locking members 400 is located on the side of the body part 410 of the other locking member 400 close to the insertion cavity 380 along the first direction X.

[0060] In the above embodiment, by arranging the push part 450 on the side of the body part 410 of the other locking member 400 close to the insertion cavity 380 along the first direction X, the size of the locking member 400 along the first direction X can be smaller, and the size of the connector along the first direction X can be smaller, so that the volume of the connector is smaller.

[0061] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 9 , the housing 300 is further provided with a spacing part 331, the spacing part 331 is located in the assembly cavity 330, and the spacing part 331 is located between the push part 450 of one locking member 400 and the body part 410 of one locking member 400 along the first direction X.

[0062] It can be understood that in some embodiments, the size of the first push sub-part along the second direction Y is larger, and after the second push sub-part contacts the female connector, the first push sub-part may be elastically deformed along the first direction X under the action of the second push sub-part, causing the locking member 400 to be assembled in place, but the female connector and the male connector can be successfully connected, so that the assembly personnel make a mistake in judging whether the connector is assembled.

[0063] In the above embodiment, by arranging the spacing part 331 to support the second push sub-part along the first direction X when the second push sub-part is subjected to an external force along the first direction X, the second push sub-part can prevent the female connector and the male connector from being connected in place, so that the assembly personnel can find that the locking member 400 is not assembled in place, and the difficulty of connecting the connector in the embodiment is reduced.

[0064] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 6The connector further comprises a second terminal 200, the housing 300 further has a second mounting through hole 320, the second terminal 200 is arranged in the second mounting through hole 320, a side wall of the second mounting through hole 320 is provided with a second locking portion 350 for locking the second terminal 200, the second locking portion 350 is arranged between the second mounting through hole 320 and the assembly cavity 330, and at least part of the connecting portion 430 is arranged on a side of the second locking portion 350 away from the second terminal 200.

[0065] In some embodiments, the second mounting through hole 320 is located on one side of the first mounting through hole 310 along the second direction Y, the second locking portion 350 is located on a side of the second terminal 200 away from the first terminal 100 along the second direction Y, and the second locking portion 350 is arranged between the second mounting through hole 320 and the assembly cavity 330 along the second direction Y.

[0066] In the above embodiments, by arranging the second locking portion 350, the connecting portion 430 of the locking member 400 can not only function as the connecting body portion 410 and the second snap portion 440, but also function as limiting the second locking portion 350 from elastically deforming along the second direction Y, so as to achieve the locking of the second terminal 200.

[0067] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 , the housing 300 is further provided with a positioning block 332, the positioning block 332 is arranged in the assembly cavity 330, the connecting portion 430 has a positioning hole 431, and the positioning block 332 is arranged in the positioning hole 431.

[0068] In some embodiments, the positioning hole 431 can be sleeved on the positioning block 332 along the second direction Y, and the positioning block 332 can limit the locking member 400 along the first direction X and the third direction Z, respectively, so as to reduce the possibility that the locking member 400 moves to cause the body portion 410 to lose the function of limiting the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340, and also reduce the possibility that the locking member 400 moves to cause the connecting portion 430 to lose the function of limiting the elastic deformation of the second locking portion 350, thereby improving the use reliability of the connector.

[0069] In some embodiments, the positioning block 332 can limit the locking member 400 from rotating around an axis parallel to the second direction Y, thereby reducing the possibility that the locking member 400 rotates to cause the body portion 410 to lose the function of limiting the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340.

[0070] In the above embodiments, by arranging the positioning block 332 to limit the locking member 400, the effect of the locking member 400 limiting the elastic deformation of the first locking portion 340 and the elastic deformation of the second locking portion 350, respectively, is improved, thereby improving the use reliability of the connector.

[0071] Accordingly, the application also provides a vehicle comprising the connector according to any one of the above embodiments.

[0072] The above describes in detail a connector and a vehicle provided by the embodiments of the application. The principles and implementation manners of the application are described by using specific examples. The above descriptions of the embodiments are only used to help understand the technical solutions of the application and the core ideas thereof. Those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments can be modified, or some technical features thereof can be replaced equivalently, and these modifications or replacements do not cause the nature of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application.

Claims

1. A connector characterized by comprising: The application relates to a connector, which comprises: a first terminal (100); a shell (300) having a first mounting through hole (310) and an assembly cavity (330), the first terminal (100) being arranged in the first mounting through hole (310), a side wall of the first mounting through hole (310) being provided with a first locking portion (340) for locking the first terminal (100), the first locking portion (340) being arranged between the first mounting through hole (310) and the assembly cavity (330); a locking member (400) arranged in the assembly cavity (330), the locking member (400) comprising a body portion (410) and a first buckling portion (420) connected with each other, at least a part of the body portion (410) being arranged on a side of the first locking portion (340) away from the first terminal (100), the body portion (410) being provided with a containing groove (411), the first buckling portion (420) being arranged in the containing groove (411), and the first buckling portion (420) being in clamping connection with the shell (300).

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein The shell (300) is provided with a first fixing groove (360) in communication with the assembly cavity (330), and the first buckling portion (420) is arranged in the first fixing groove (360).

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein, The locking member (400) further comprises a connecting portion (430) and a second buckling portion (440), the body portion (410) and the second buckling portion (440) being arranged on the same side of the connecting portion (430), the second buckling portion (440) being arranged on a side of the first terminal (100) away from the first buckling portion (420), and the second buckling portion (440) being arranged in the first fixing groove (360). The connector comprises a plurality of locking members (400), the first buckling portion (420) of one of the at least two locking members (400) and the second buckling portion (440) of the other locking member (400) being arranged in the same first fixing groove (360).

4. The connector of claim 3, wherein The shell (300) is provided with a second fixing groove (370) on a side of the first fixing groove (360), and the first buckling portion (420) and the second buckling portion (440) can be arranged in the second fixing groove (370).

5. The connector of claim 4, wherein, The first terminal (100) extends along a first direction (X), the housing (300) has a plug cavity (380) which communicates with the first mounting through hole (310) along the first direction (X), the plug cavity (380) communicates with the assembly cavity (330) along the first direction (X), and part of the first terminal (100) is located in the plug cavity (380); the locking member (400) further comprises a pushing portion (450), the pushing portion (450) is connected with the connecting portion (430), and the pushing portion (450) is arranged on one side of the second buckling portion (440) along the first direction (X); when the first buckling portion (420) is arranged in the second fixing groove (370), part of the pushing portion (450) is located in the plug cavity (380).

6. The connector of claim 5, wherein, Among the at least two locking members (400), the pushing portion (450) of one is located on one side of the body portion (410) of the other along the first direction (X) close to the plug cavity (380).

7. The connector of claim 6, wherein The housing (300) is further provided with a spacing portion (331), the spacing portion (331) is located in the assembly cavity (330), and the spacing portion (331) is located between the pushing portion (450) of one locking member (400) and the body portion (410) of another locking member (400) along the first direction (X).

8. The connector of claim 3, wherein The connector further comprises a second terminal (200), the housing (300) further has a second mounting through hole (320), the second terminal (200) is arranged in the second mounting through hole (320), a side wall of the second mounting through hole (320) is provided with a second locking portion (350) for locking the second terminal (200), the second locking portion (350) is arranged between the second mounting through hole (320) and the assembly cavity (330), and at least part of the connecting portion (430) is arranged on one side of the second locking portion (350) away from the second terminal (200).

9. The connector of claim 3, wherein, The housing (300) is further provided with a positioning block (332), the positioning block (332) is arranged in the assembly cavity (330), the connecting portion (430) has a positioning hole (431), and the positioning block (332) is arranged in the positioning hole (431).

10. A vehicle characterized by comprising: The connector comprises the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The connector comprises the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 9.